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Spiritual-Chameleon t1_j2e2gjf wrote

Reply to comment by OutlyingPlasma in Website for HOA payments clearly states a $3.25 fee, but has been charging me 3.25%. Is this worth fighting over? by Melodic_Language_890

But many restaurants now ask for tips for takeout orders, which feels like the same thing. We're not paying our employees enough with the prices we've established, so pay more please.

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LurkBot9000 t1_j2e2xi8 wrote

Paying their employees should be included in the cost of doing business but theyve outsourced labor wages to the customers as a charitable donation line on the bill. Its pretty fucking sick IMO

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UKnowWhoToo t1_j2e4z5t wrote

I dunno, it helps filter out bad waitstaff pretty quickly. But I don’t think poor performance of a job should be paid the same as high performance, which I know is counter to Reddit culture.

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Spiritual-Chameleon t1_j2e5zd3 wrote

There are some studies that found that tipping isn't necessarily related to quality of service

Edit: interesting to see down votes. Here's an excerpt from academic research; "other studies have failed to find a significant relationship between tipping and service evaluations (Bodvarsson & Gibson, 1994; Crusco & Wetzel, 1984; Lynn, 1988; Lynn & Latane, 1984; May, 1978)"

https://www.google.com/url?q=https://ecommons.cornell.edu/bitstream/handle/1813/72354/Lynn46_Tipping.pdf%3Fsequence%3D1&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwib86qX76T8AhUpK0QIHSohC1UQFnoECAYQAg&usg=AOvVaw3nkAIqOaefKJ32GoQqU7a7

And from the Freakanomics podcast:

"Lynn’s research shows that tipping is an unfair way for workers to be paid, because personal characteristics like a server’s race, gender, and appearance factor too much into customers’ tipping decisions."

https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-does-tipping-still-exist-ep-396/

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TacoNomad t1_j2e6b4z wrote

I bet it filters out good waitstaff faster than bad. Anyone who is decent but relying on customer attitudes to pay the bills will go find something that pays steady.

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chism74063 t1_j2e5ouo wrote

I noticed tip jars showing up in fast food restaurants at the end of the COVID restrictions. It is like they are saying "COVID didn't shut us down, so we deserve a tip."

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